Luke 9:23-24. Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.
Gracious Father, You are the only One who can provide lasting and durable life.You alone are the Sovereign Power who declares viability to dead relationships, brings rational thought to dead minds and breathes life into dead bodies. You speak to worrying hearts and say “peace be still.”You tell our confused thoughts to order themselves and work together for our good and Your glory. You tell physical sickness that it doesn’t have the last say; Your sons and daughters will live until the time You summon them home to be with You. You alone are the Author and Finisher of our faith.
Lord, please cause us to know that our enemies, whether they are real or perceived, have nothing compared to Your power. You are the sovereign God over all creation. Gracious God, You provide the spiritual tools we need to live victoriously over our arch enemy the devil, the world and our flesh. And You give us victory in Christ Jesus over everyone and everything that creates sin-filled pain and strife in our lives.
Holy God, today we choose to look to You and live; therein gaining victory over and in all things. Father God, we give You our lives in Jesus Name. We give You our time, in Jesus Name. We give You our minds, in Jesus Name. And we give You our hearts, in Jesus Name. LORD WE SURRENDER. Thank You Jesus. In HIS Name we pray. Amen.
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